AI Rate Professor

Mathematics

Scot Childress

MATH280 · MATH181 · MATH150 · MATH180 · MATH290 · MATH260 · 102 lifetime ratings

AI rating
72/100
RMP rating
3.8/5
Take again
59.3%
Difficulty
3.8

The decision

if you like deep math explanations and can self-study hard for exams; avoid if .

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerAmazing lecturesTest heavyEXTRA CREDIT homeworkLecture heavyPartial credit
  • Strong lectures and passion for math, especially valued by STEM-minded students.
  • and exams; .
  • easy A for grinders who study his methods, nightmare for others.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

42/100

An A is possible with heavy studying and , but .

Online samples are more optimistic; most hard-A and .

Is the course easy?

Challenging

25/100

Calc and linear algebra content is deep, proof-heavy at times, and paced for serious STEM study.

Both formats call the material hard; in-person MATH260/290 amplify proof difficulty.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

40/100

as attendance; if you keep up.

In ; online sample is small and mixed.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

59/100

Recommendation sits near 60 percent: love .

Online ; in person is highly polarized.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Fair

50/100

Partial credit and step-based and .

Format shift

In and brutal-deduction stories; online says tests are fair.

Workload

Heavy

30/100

Long optional homework, weekly quizzes, and .

Format shift

Both formats mention lots of work; in person frequently reports 8-10 hour weeks.

Teaching experience

Good

74/100

, and office hours; a large minority say he cannot teach concepts.

Format shift

Online praise is near-unanimous in a tiny sample; in person quality is bimodal.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

85/100

Quizzes and exams drive the grade; .

Format shift

Consistent across formats in comments about test-heavy structure.

Luni fit check

Weigh these signals against your actual schedule.

Get help balancing workload, grading, and timing when no option is an obvious fit.

Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

47 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

Large in-person sample splits between students who call him the and and no curve.

Main concern

if you only rely on lectures.

What students said

“ , don't listen to bad reviews.”
MATH280
“If you want a .”
MATH260
“ , easy A (if you study).”
MATH290

Remote format

Online

3 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

Limited online reviews are very positive on clarity, engagement, and .

Main concern

Still challenging second-semester calculus workload.

What students said

“Second semester Calculus is meant to be hard but Professor C makes sure that it is simple to understand.”
MATH181
“Professor C is the yet.”
MATH180
“ . Accessible.”
MATH280

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

fair if you master his notes, harsh if you do not.

Test heavyPartial credit for stepsOptional EC homework to examsNotecard sometimes allowedProof-heavy in upper courses

Assessment risk

Standard

45/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In , and ; some allow notecards and partial credit.

Proof-intensive examsWeekly quizzesPartial creditNo curve oftenNotecard on some exams
“allows for a notecard for cheat sheet”
MATH180
“ expects us to just know”
MATH260
“ and ”
MATH181

Online

Online students say tests are fair and practice pays off; no Lockdown or webcam policy is stated.

Fair testsOffice hours helpChallenging but worth it
“The . Be sure to practice and put in the work.”
MATH181

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“If you care about and . Childress.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews with 3 online and 47 in person, capturing the love-hate STEM teaching pattern. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

74/100

“He breaks down difficult material well, grades based on steps and provides note sheets written himself”

👍 Recommendation Split

59/100

“Save your own sanity and .”

📈 Easy A if You Grind

42/100

“easy A (if you study)”

📚 Workload

30/100

“one HW will take you 5+ hours.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Amazing lectures
  • he is DEFINITELY NOT a good math teacher

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • if the entire class is failing!
  • and there's a lot of it
  • Quiz and grade.

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • he really cares about his students' comprehension
  • Fun guy
  • He doesn't care about his students at all

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

102

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

50 reviews with long time span, course variety, and detailed conflicting but .

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 560
4 out of 59
3 out of 56
2 out of 54
1 out of 523

Course coverage

MATH18113 reviews
MATH18011 reviews
MATH2608 reviews
MATH2908 reviews
MATH1505 reviews
Show 1 more courses
MATH2805 reviews

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

43 reported outcomes

A range

16

A+ 2 · A 13 · A- 1

B range

11

B+ 2 · B 7 · B- 2

C range

5

C+ 1 · C 4

D range

0

No reported values

F

1

F 1

No letter grade reported

10

Drop/Withdrawal 3 · Incomplete 1 · Not sure yet 3 · Rather not say 3